trimorph

[ trahy-mawrf ]

nounCrystallography.
  1. a substance existing in three structurally distinct forms; a trimorphous substance.

  2. any of the three forms.

Origin of trimorph

1
First recorded in 1905–10, trimorph is from the Greek word trímorphos having three forms. See tri-, -morph

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British Dictionary definitions for trimorph

trimorph

/ (ˈtraɪmɔːf) /


noun
  1. a substance, esp a mineral, that exists in three distinct forms

  2. any of the forms in which such a structure exists

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